Bedstead



H. F. BERBIG Nov. 24 1925- BEDS TEAD Filed Jan. 31, 1924 gnwmtoz Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

HENRY F. BERBTG, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

BEDSTEAD.

Application filed January 31, 1924. Serial No. 689,659.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. BERBIG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bedsteads, of which the following is a. specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to portable foldable bedsteads; the principal object of the invention being to produce as compact and practical a device of this character as possible, together with one that may be most conveniently set up or knocked down.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the further description thereof.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this application, and in which like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a fragmental vertical sectional view through the bedstead as it appears set up;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 2-2, Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmental perspective view of one of the corners of the bedstead; and

Figure 4 is a vertical sect-ion through the bedstead when knocked down and housed or assembled for transportation or storage.

The ends of the bedstead are preferably of combination wood and metal fabrication, they each bein rectangular in shape and in the form of a receptacle. The one hereinafter referred to as the head of the bed is somewhat deeper than the one at the oppos site end referred to as the foot, each being composed of a four sided wooden frame like structure the ends of which are indicated at 1 and the top and bottom at 2 and 3 respectively, and each of which is covered upon one major side thereof with a sheet metal cover 4.- overlapping the edges of the wooden frame or all sides as indicated at 5, said covers forming the sides of the receptacle when the bedstead is knocked down and assembled for shipment or storage.

The inner upper corner 6 of each wooden end piece is cut-away and the overlapping edge 5 of the sheet metal cover 4 extends into the cut-away portions 6, and are turned inwardly in spiral form as indicated at 7 to provide a hinge-like pivotal connection for the bed stocks 8. Each of these latter are provided with metal end clips 9 projecting therefrom and curved inwardly as at 10 for interlocking engagement with the spirally curved portions "4' of the overlapping metal ends 5, and, as is readily seen, this interlocking engagement is only possible of accomplishment by a vertical sliding motion, that is to say the stocks when removed or applied to the ends of the bedstead must be moved vertically.

The stocks 8 of the bed are made in two halves, pivotally united by preferably a pair of hinges 11, dividing each stock into two equal parts, both ends of which are applied to the ends of the bed in like manner. The stocks being thus divided and pivotally united centrally, may be adjusted to the ends of the bed when partly jack-knifed, and subsequently forced inwardly in respect to the bed to properly space the ends thereof, which process it is evident will have the desired effect of pulling taut the springs 16 within the bedstead. These springs are preferably of any well known linked wire type, so that they will readily fold up into as small a space as possible, and upon the sides thereof are connected with the stocks of the bedstead preferably by means of suit able eyelets 12 permanently attached at intervals to the side of the spring, said eyelets being slid-able and removably mounted upon the upstanding pintles 13 mounted within the vertically elongated cut-out notches 14 upon the inner face of the stocks, and forordinary purposes, it has been found that about four of such connections are necessary for the proper lateral support of the springs.

It will be noted that this provides a.n0vel means of attachment of the springs to the stocks of the bedstead, the object of which is to avoid lateral sagging thereof, which is so objectionable in the ordinary cot or common bedstead where the springs are attached to the stocks; it being apparent that as a weight is applied to or from the springs this1 sides thereof may readily move vertica y.

Longitudinally of the inside of the head and foot of the bed and securely attached to the metal walls thereof are small angle bars 15, they being spaced from the bottoms 3 of the receptacles sufficiently to permit of the stocks 8 when folded being placed within the receptacles as shown in Figure 4 and thus leaving also snlticient space above them and the tops 2 ot' the receptacles into which the springs 16 may be conveniently housed. These angle bars are provided with a series of suitable holes into which the springs of the bedstead may be attached, as illustrated at 17, 211K which attaclu'nent l. prefer to accomplish in the head of the bedsletd by means of suitable contractile springs 18, though it is not deemed essential that such springs le used at the foot of the bedstezub but may be if desired.

When the two halves of the rec'en 1' termed by the union of the head and oot of the bedstead are assembled as in Fi ure they may be held together by a c'oininon hook and eye attachment as ilhi'strated at 19, and suitable handles of any desired construction such as of leather or the like indicated at 20 may be permanently attached tl r'eto.

In the four uppermost corners of LllQ head and foot of the bedstead I have torni'ed rectengularly shaped holes iitdicztted at 21, they being for the double purpose o't providing a socket for posts of a canopy top for the bedstead when in use, or as a it'i'e'ans for attaching the folded receptacle to an other object, such as the running board 01? an automobile or the like.

From the foregoing it is evident that I have devised an exceedingly simple, compact and convenient form of portable folding bedstead.-

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A folding bedstead comprising a twopart separable receptacle forming the head and foot of the bed; and 't'oldable bed stocks for cooperative engagement with the receptacles said tocks being toldtble only ont- Wardly, and spri'i'ig's per'i -y attached to the head and foot of the bed and testis cally rein'oralily' attached to the stocks for normally holding the tour sides of the bed together; v

2; The c'onibinatioi'i with a folding bed stead comprising separable receptacle forming the head and foot o'f the bed and having Vertically removable foldable sides therein, of a springfor said bed permanent ly attached inwardly of the end receptacles and below the uppermost edge of the sides wl'ien installed therein said side members being foldable Within the end receptacles when separated therefrom beneath the springs,- snbstantially as and for the' purpose described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto mix my signature.

HENRY F; BERB'IG. 

